Form on Bench Press

**Bojangles69** · 06-26-2006, 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by Carlos_E

I found this on myspace.com. Check out this guys form. Is it me, or is his form REALLY bad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qM6G...p%3Ft%3D249489

now from you perspective, when you bend your back that much isnt that just like doing decline instead? and if he keeps doing it that should make his pecks droopy looking, no?? i would think this guy does decline everyday and doesnt even realize hes doin it..

**BARLOW** · 06-26-2006, 10:04 PM

i just figured out why the camera man tilted it sideways...they were trying to pass it off as flat bench lol....
"lotta weight man"

**Undecided09** · 06-26-2006, 10:04 PM

I missed why we labelled this guy a douche bag??? And whats up with rippin on this guy?? I mean hes got a prett good looking phsyique, I mean I'm not calling him Mr. O, but i don't think you should be able to rip on his techniques untill you look better than he does....

**Bojangles69** · 06-26-2006, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by Undecided09

I missed why we labelled this guy a douche bag??? And whats up with rippin on this guy?? I mean hes got a prett good looking phsyique, I mean I'm not calling him Mr. O, but i don't think you should be able to rip on his techniques untill you look better than he does....

why?? because he has a GOOD LOOKING PHYSIQUE
with all the work and TIME he spent acheiving that physique, you would have thought he would have learned proper form and would prob even have a better physique. and than you have little kids at the gym lookn up to him as a romodel doing bench like him, than hurting themselves, and the cycle continues. and for the record, his physique looks decent but could still use a lot of work.. thats jmo.

**Bojangles69** · 06-26-2006, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by BARLOW

i just figured out why the camera man tilted it sideways...they were trying to pass it off as flat bench lol....
"lotta weight man"

ahah yeh kids, watch "Frank the Tank" who can do decline on a flat bench, the most versatile man in the world!!!

**diamonds** · 06-26-2006, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by Undecided09

I missed why we labelled this guy a douche bag??? And whats up with rippin on this guy?? I mean hes got a prett good looking phsyique, I mean I'm not calling him Mr. O, but i don't think you should be able to rip on his techniques untill you look better than he does....

Do I sense some jealousy

heeeeeeeee's aaaaaaaa DOUCHEBAG!!!

**J.S.N.** · 06-26-2006, 10:41 PM

the guy's a Dbag 'cause... cuz look at him!

he is definitely strong though. i guarantee you even when i was at my strongest there is no way i could decline bench 405 even once, much less eight times or whatever he did.

**bigbouncinballs** · 06-26-2006, 10:41 PM

all i gotta say is...

ya gotta be bigger than that to wear a string tank.

**diamonds** · 06-26-2006, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by bigbouncinballs

all i gotta say is...

ya gotta be bigger than that to wear a string tank.

**Panzerfaust** · 06-26-2006, 11:30 PM

Just watched it again and am stunned how people on this thread think that was good form..looked like a good back workout to me.

**PeteyK** · 06-26-2006, 11:37 PM

powerlifters always talk about using their legs to drive their bench press, how do u do that? like how do u use ur lower body to help an upper body press?

**J.S.N.** · 06-26-2006, 11:54 PM

Originally Posted by PeteyK

powerlifters always talk about using their legs to drive their bench press, how do u do that? like how do u use ur lower body to help an upper body press?

it's hard to splain but you can do it. if you were allowed to take your butt off the bench you can see how useful it would be, but it's more subtle snce you're nto allowed to. basically it gives you some initial drive though and bar speed is the most important thing in benching heavy, and every little thing you add will help bar speed.

**Undecided09** · 06-27-2006, 10:10 AM

I'm convinced the goal of most of the people on this board is to put others down....

**Panzerfaust** · 06-27-2006, 12:21 PM

If you are working chest, is it not important to stimulate the chest? How can you maximally stimulate chest with your back/ass 5" off the bench?

**Tren Bull** · 06-27-2006, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by Carlos_E

I found this on myspace.com. Check out this guys form. Is it me, or is his form REALLY bad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qM6G...p%3Ft%3D249489

sounds like hes saying "gooey" towards the end of his set

**Tren Bull** · 06-27-2006, 12:26 PM

doing decline and still raising his ass off the bench

he should be doing dips if hes gonna be doing it like that

**63190** · 06-27-2006, 02:24 PM

http://thefitshow.com/week3/milos_chest_med.htm
Super post. Thanks.

**Psychotron** · 06-27-2006, 02:36 PM

to me it looks like hes on a decline bench.

**Tren Bull** · 06-27-2006, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by Psychotron

to me it looks like hes on a decline bench.

yea it looks like it to me too

**Panzerfaust** · 06-27-2006, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by 63190

http://thefitshow.com/week3/milos_chest_med.htm
Super post. Thanks.

No problem, thought i would add that as i have been doing it the last 2-3 weeks and let me tell you, if you perform the movement correctly, you will not be using the same weight your normally do. Like Milos said, one professional was doing 400lbs on incline and he had him drop to 200lbs and do it his way and his chest just ate it up and he gained alot from it.

I like the pause system he uses on incline, i tried it and once you rack the weight i can feel my chest relieved of the pressure, i never got that before focusing on proper ROM.

Also my mind/muscle concentration is getting alot better, after all if you are working chest, you wanna only work your chest, a slight movement in angle will incorporate delts,triceps which we do not want. I learned alot from it and i still liike to watch it before heading out to do chest.